Common Name
Antarctic Jonasfish
Year Described
Dollo, 1908
Identification
Dorsal Fin:
Anal Fin: 26-29
Pectoral Fin: 9-11
Pelvic Fin: 9
Lateral Line:
Vertebrae: 86-89
Lateral line scales inconspicious, without vertical striations. Pelvic origin anterior to dorsal fin origin. Prepelvic distance 59-61% SL. Two rows of teeth (a third rearward) with 20-35 canines. Palatine with numerous depressible, short canine teeth.
Color
Brown to black when fresh, but pigment is easily removed during collection leaving the fish pale with little pigment. Gill cover dark.
Size
Maximum size to 40cm SL.
Habitat
Known from 0-2000m.
Range
Mostly sub-Antarctic off southeastern Argentina and within the Scotia Arc.
References
Post, A. 1985. Paralepididae. In: Fischer, W. and Hureau, J-C. (Eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Southern Ocean (Fishing areas 48, 58 and 88). Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, Rome.
Rofen, R.R. In: Anderson, W.W., R.H. Gibbs, F.H. Berry, W.A. Gosline, J.E. Bohlke, N.B. Marshall, R.L. Bolin, G.W. Mead, J.W. Gehringer, R.R. Rofen, and N.J. Wilimovsky. 1966. Fishes of the Western North Atlantic. Part 5. Iniomi and Lyomeri. Memoir No. 1. Sears Foundation for Marine Research; Yale University, New Haven, CT. 647 pp., 220 plates.